diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
index 675e8a2ce988faaef92ca835b980e713a8fd60a0..6f3b94b7300bf36445520f2184314c8256f34c8d 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/intel_pm.c
@@ -352,6 +352,9 @@ void gen8_fbc_sw_flush(struct drm_device *dev, u32 value)
 	if (!IS_GEN8(dev))
 		return;
 
+	if (!intel_fbc_enabled(dev))
+		return;
+
 	I915_WRITE(MSG_FBC_REND_STATE, value);
 }